Shouldn’t the school be protecting the students on this one? If nothing else, a competition with a real chance for a negotiable commission would teach valuable skills. And as for ‘exposure’ — when was the last time you paid attention to the artwork on store walls?

So where do I go when I have a complaint about the Ombudsman?
Also, if he’s so great, why don’t I hear more about all of his many triumphs? I know for a fact that I could get three under-employed lawyers to split his duties just for the cost of his expense account.

Watch above: After enacting a ban on “small screaming children,” a Cape Breton restaurant has found itself at the centre of a nationwide discussion on allowing children into restaurants. Minna Rhee reports.

TORONTO – It begins with a whimper and can soon escalate into a full on temper tantrum. The Internet is full of real life examples of kids losing their cool while eating out.

A Cape Breton lobster restaurant is the latest eatery at the centre of a tug-of-war over dining etiquette after they posted this note on their Facebook page that reads in part:

“We will no longer allow small, screaming children. We are an adult-themed restaurant that caters to those who enjoy food and are out to enjoy themselves.”

It didn’t take long for the restaurant to retract their statement and issue an apology in hopes of winning back disgruntled clientele.

She led a crusade to remove orange dyes from Kraft Dinner, then warned consumers about the “yoga mat” chemical found in Subway sandwich bread, but this week a high-profile food blogger came under scrutiny for her health claims.

Vani Hari, also known as Food Babe, is facing harsh criticism from a former chemistry professor turned blogger nicknamed Science Babe. And in true blogger fashion, the pair has taken to the Internet for what’s turned into a nasty war of words.

Why why why? The old episodes are goooood (I dare you not to get this stuck in your head for a week). You want a spinoff (like Muppet Babies)? No problem. Granted. But why a continuation? Memo to ABC executives: THEY NEVER WORK.

It’s time to play the music, it’s time to light the lights, and it’s time to officially declare 2015 the year of the TV revival: ABC is developing a reboot of The Muppet Show.

The network has ordered a pilot presentation featuring the Muppets, EW has confirmed. Details of the plot are being kept under wraps, but Bill Prady, co-creator of The Big Bang Theory, is co-writing and executive producing with Bob Kushell (Anger Management), who will serve as showrunner. Prady has a long history writing for the Muppets, including The Jim Henson Hour, Muppet Classic Theater, and a number of Muppet specials.

The original Muppet Show aired from 1976 to 1981. It was revived in 1996 with ABC’s Muppets Tonight, which lasted just ten episodes.

It is well known that eating disorders often develop in the less-structured environment of a residential campus. Even if that were not a concern, over 90% — yes, that means almost all — of women have dieted or tried to lose weight while getting their bachelor’s degrees. (And before any troll starts the fat jokes, half of these women are normal weight.) So WHY IN THE WORLD would a social media campaign take aim at this vulnerable population? (Never mind that actual results were less stellar than reported.)

Here is a “get active” to “teenage girl” translation, in case you don’t know any teenage girls:

take 10,000 steps a day –> walk faster, fatso!

have you exercised today? –> I can’t believe you’re so lazy.

Eat clean! –> OMG I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU ATE ONE SQUARE OF CHOCOLATE YOU ARE SO GROSS

Healthy, right? Isn’t that JUST the message you’d want your daughter/sister/wife/friend/etc. to hear … from her school???

HECQO, a government-funded intermediary between the province and universities, published a thinkpiece on how intermediaries between governments and universities are essential, even when said intermediaries are funded by the state.

Yes, they did just devote months of research to justifying their own existence. And yes, there is already a ministry full of mandarins dedicated to determining educational quality at the postsecondary level (and a second one for k-12) … not to mention institution-level determinants of quality, such as external and internal review.

Yeah, the reason why the university is in crisis is totally because there aren’t enough watchdogs. < /sarcasm >

(Side note: sadly, I don’t think this story was an April Fool’s joke.)